August 18, 2011

Look what came in the mail today from my mom. That's some 7/8" ribbon I designed. Attached to a zipper. And lined with fabric on the back.

You start zipping, around and around.

And you get a coin purse!

These are made following Craft Passion's ingenious tutorial right here.

Grandma G's notes: "I followed the directions pretty much to the letter on the sewing-themed pouch, except that I did a traditional backstitch because I wasn't clear on exactly how she did hers. For the squirrel one, I again did the traditional backstitch because it ends up looking like a sewing machine stitch, and then I sewed by machine where I could to save a little time. The pouches don't need to be lined, but I'm glad I did it. Not only does the lining give a more finished look, but it also adds to the stability of the pouch."

Such a clever design, and your print is so dear, and ideal for this. I already feel intimidated by this... *how could something this ingenious be simple enough for me to attempt?!* But I really do want try... uh, where oh where is my zipper foot, my sewing manual, my nerve?

Okay, that just blew my mind. Your mum is a sewing wizard! So cute, and I LOVE the squirrel ribbon. If I didn't have such a zipper phobia I might attempt one, but as it is, I'll just enjoy looking at yours. :)

Rie, I don't have a complete list of stockists since I don't know all the stores that carry my designs. But if you click either the fabric or ribbon links in my top left sidebar, you can find some links for ordering online.

I'll tell! I used to keep loose change for parking meters in my car's ash tray. Until the entire ash tray was stolen one day when the car was broken into. Now loose change gets tossed into the big compartment between the seats and rolls around in there. My husband uses a ziplock baggie for the change in his car. These little zipper guys are going to hold our quarters.

Way fun!! Quick question for your mom -- the tutorial specs up to 5/8" ribbon, but if I use your Light Blue Funky Flowers 7/8" ribbon, will I need to use a different (maybe longer) zipper?Please advise. Thank you!

Snowberrylife.... unfortunately, if you were to sew the lining by machine, it would show on the outside, on the ribbon, and it could get pretty messy-looking with the other stitching there. I sewed the entire lining in by hand, using a slip stitch. It took a while... maybe an hour or more. These little pouches are not quick projects, I found out. :)

so cute. Could you tell me where the tutorial is located? I would love to make these for christmas ornaments. My goal for Christmas 2012 is to make everybody on my list a few ornaments to put on their tree. If you could email me the tutorial I would appreciate that, to erinoakes (at) hotmail (dot) com, or to erin.g.oakes (at) gmail (dot) com